System and method for process and/or manipulating images

A processing method comprising the steps of:

• reading a film to obtain a digital record of images on said film;
• identifying a film type of said film;
• and
• providing information regarding the film type of said film to a controller;
• wherein:
• when said identified film type is recognized by said controller, said controller applies a modifying algorithm to said digital record to create a first modified digital record, said modifying algorithm being based on said identified film type and being stored in said controller;
• and
• when said identified film type is not recognized by said controller, said controller accesses a remote server which is adapted to identify the film type not recognized by said controller and provide a remote algorithm to said controller which is applied to said digital record to create a second modified digital record, said remote algorithm being based on the film type identified by said remote server.

A method of manipulating digital images, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a first digital record of first images obtained from a first film type and a second digital record of second images obtained from a second film type, said first and second film types each having a different output response after being exposed to the same development process for development of the first images on the first film type and the second images on the second film type;
• applying a first computer algorithm to the first images obtained from the first film type so as to provide a first modified digital record of said first images having a first predetermined color characteristic;
• and
• applying a second computer algorithm to the second images obtained from the second film type so as to provide a second modified digital record of said second images having a second predetermined color characteristic.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having a computer program thereon which when loaded into a computer, causes the computer to perform the following steps:
• read a film to obtain a digital record of images on said film;
• identify a film type of said film;
• and
• provide information regarding the film type of said film to a controller;
• wherein:
• when said identified film type is recognized by said controller, said controller applies a modifying algorithm to said digital record to create a first modified digital record, said modifying algorithm being based on said identified film type and being stored in said controller;
• and
• when said identified film type is not recognized by said controller, said controller accesses a remote server which is adapted to identify the film type not recognized by said controller and provide a remote algorithm to said controller which is applied to said digital record to create a second modified digital record, said remote algorithm being based on the film type identified by said remote server.

A processing system comprising:

• a reader for obtaining a digital record of images from an electronic image bearing file supplied to the processing system;
• an image capture device type identifier which identifies an image capture device type of said file;
• and
• a controller which receives a signal from said image capture device type identifier indicative of the image capture device type of said file, such that when the identified image capture device type is one which is recognized by said controller, said controller applies a modifying algorithm to said digital record to create a first modified digital record of said images based on the identified image capture device type.

A processing method comprising the steps of:

• reading an electronic image bearing file to obtain a digital record of images from said file;
• identifying an image capture device type of said file;
• and
• providing information regarding the image capture device type of said file to a controller;
• wherein:
• when said identified image capture device type is recognized by said controller, said controller applies a modifying algorithm to said digital record to create a first modified digital record, said modifying algorithm being based on said identified image capture device type and being stored in said controller;
• and
• when said identified image capture device type is not recognized by said controller, said controller accesses a remote server which is adapted to identify the image capture device type not recognized by said controller and provide a remote algorithm to said controller which is applied to said digital record to create a second modified digital record, said remote algorithm being based on the image capture device type identified by said remote server.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having a computer program thereon which when loaded into a computer, causes the computer to perform the following steps:
• read an electronic image bearing file to obtain a digital record of images from said file;
• identify an image capture device type of said file;
• and
• provide information regarding the image capture device type of said file to a controller;
• wherein:
• when said identified image capture device type is recognized by said controller, said controller applies a modifying algorithm to said digital record to create a first modified digital record, said modifying algorithm being based on said identified image capture device type and being stored in said controller;
• and
• when said identified image capture device type is not recognized by said controller, said controller accesses a remote server which is adapted to identify the image capture device type not recognized by said controller and provide a remote algorithm to said controller which is applied to said digital record to create a second modified digital record, said remote algorithm being based on the image capture device type identified by said remote server.